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10 May

Posted at 13:32h in Author Interviews, Critical Care - Intensive Care - ICUs, Infections, Merck
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Amanda Paschke, MD, MSCE Senior principal scientist Infectious disease clinical research Merck Research Laboratories MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: This study sought to evaluate a new beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitor antibacterial combination, imipenem/relebactam (IMI/REL), compared with colistin plus imipenem for...

05 May

Posted at 13:05h in Author Interviews, Breast Cancer, Osteoporosis
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Chenfang Dong, Ph.D & M.D. Professor Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology Zhejiang University School of Medicine,  MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?  Response: Basal-like breast cancer (BLBC), which generally falls into the triple-negative breast cancer subtype, is associated with a...

17 Apr

Posted at 18:38h in Author Interviews, Heart Disease, JAMA, Lipids
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Jennifer Robinson, MD MPH Professor, Departments of Epidemiology & Medicine Director, Prevention Intervention Center Department of Epidemiology University of Iowa MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Response: Compared to previous placebo-controlled statin trials, the FOURIER trial where all patients were on high or moderate...

17 Apr

Posted at 12:03h in AACR, Author Interviews, Cancer Research
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Mark E. Hatley, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Member Molecular Oncology Division, Department of Oncology St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Memphis, TN 38105 MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft tissue sarcoma occurring in children....

08 Apr

Posted at 17:33h in Author Interviews, Cancer Research, Lung Cancer, PNAS
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Nada Kalaany, PhD Harvard Medical School Boston Children’s Hospital Boston, MA 02115 MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Response: ​ Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the predominant form of lung cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in the US and worldwide. Over a quarter of...

06 Apr

Posted at 12:09h in Author Interviews, Brigham & Women's - Harvard, Heart Disease, JAMA
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Alvin Chandra  MD first author  and Dr. Scott David Solomon M.D. Director, Noninvasive Cardiology Professor, Harvard Medical School Cardiovascular Medicine Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, Massachusetts MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: In general, the quality of life of...

28 Mar

Posted at 16:06h in Author Interviews, Ophthalmology, Stem Cells, Stroke
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Steven Levy MD CEO, MD Stem Cells Study Director, Stem Cell Treatment Studies MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Response: MD Stem Cells is the sponsor of the Stem Cell Ophthalmology Treatment Study II (SCOTS 2) the largest stem cell study currently addressing retinal and...

28 Mar

Posted at 12:31h in AACR, Author Interviews, Microbiome, NYU/NYMC, Pancreatic
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Mautin Hundeyin MD Post-doctoral Research Fellow George Miller, MD is Principal Investigator and Director of the S. Arthur Localio Laboratory in the Department of Surgery at NYU School of Medicine MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma...

26 Mar

Posted at 19:13h in Author Interviews, CDC, Infections, JAMA
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Katherine Fleming-Dutra, MD, senior author Deputy Director Office of Antibiotic Stewardship CDC MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: As noted in a previous study, antibiotics are prescribed more for sinus infections than any other illness in the United States....

24 Mar

Posted at 13:27h in AACR, Author Interviews, Cancer Research, Melanoma
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Gao Zhang, Ph.D. Staff scientist in the Herlyn Lab The Wistar Institute MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Response: The past 7 years have witnessed the great success in treating patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma. Despite the breakthrough of molecularly targeted therapies and immune...

23 Mar

Posted at 17:49h in Author Interviews, Lancet, Neurological Disorders, Neurology
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: David Birnkrant, MD Professor of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Director of Pediatric Pulmonology & Student Education, MetroHealth Medical Center MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: This study updates guidance on all aspects of the multi-disciplinary...

14 Mar

Posted at 13:06h in Author Interviews, Diabetes, Duke, Heart Disease
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Stephen J. Greene, MD Division of Cardiology Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: In 2008, the United States FDA issued an industry guidance specifying that diabetes drugs should routinely be tested in large...

13 Mar

Posted at 23:46h in Author Interviews, Diabetes, Microbiome, Nutrition, Science
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Liping Zhao PhD, Professor Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Response: Microbes in the human gut (collectively known as the gut microbiota) provide many functions that are important for human...

11 Mar

Posted at 14:46h in Author Interviews, Parkinson's
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Prof. Jeffrey Hausdorff PhD Director of the Center for the Study of Movement, Cognition and Mobility Full Professor in the Sackler School of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience Tel Aviv Medical Center MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?  Response: Many people with Parkinson’s disease...

10 Mar

Posted at 01:05h in Author Interviews, JAMA, Prostate Cancer
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Amar U. Kishan, MD Assistant Professor Department of Radiation Oncology University of California, Los Angeles MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Response: Patients with high risk prostate cancer have several curative treatment options: radical prostatectomy, external beam radiotherapy with androgen deprivation therapy, and external beam...

07 Mar

Posted at 22:55h in Abuse and Neglect, Hematology, Lancet, Medical Imaging, Transplantation
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Kirsten Williams, M.D. Blood and marrow transplant specialist Children’s National Health System  MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?  Response: This study addressed a life-threatening complication of bone marrow transplantation called bone marrow failure. Bone marrow transplantation has provided a cure...

07 Mar

Posted at 21:04h in Allergies, Author Interviews, Dermatology, Inflammation, Pediatrics
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Nidhi Malhotra PhD Boston Children’s Hospital Division of Allergy and Immunology Senior Scientist at Elstar Therapeutics Inc. MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: Allergies such as Atopic Dermatitis (AD) are rampant in the industrialized nations. Why are we more...

03 Mar

Posted at 19:36h in Allergies, Author Interviews, Dermatology, JAMA, Stanford, Technology
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Kavita Sarin, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Dermatology Stanford University Medical Center MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?  Response: Drug reactions occur in the majority of patients undergoing cancer therapies. Half of serious drug reactions are detected after market approval which can result in painful complications and interruption in therapy. Post-market...

02 Mar

Posted at 17:10h in Author Interviews, JAMA, Occupational Health, PTSD
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Lori Davis, MD Research and Development Service, Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa, Alabama MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) interfere...

22 Feb

Posted at 14:45h in Alcohol, Author Interviews, Dental Research, Probiotics
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: M.Victoria Moreno-Arribas Spanish National Research Council | CSIC  MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: Recent discoveries indicate polyphenols might also promote health by actively interacting with bacteria in the gut. Also, the intake of specific polyphenol-rich beverages and foods...

16 Feb

Posted at 01:05h in ASCO, Author Interviews, Cancer Research
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Prof. Michael B. Atkins, MD Deputy Director, Georgetown-Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center William M. Scholl Professor and Vice-Chair Department of Oncology and Professor of Medicine Georgetown University Medical Center  MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Response: Prior studies combining programmed death-1 (PD-1) checkpoint inhibitors with tyrosine...

15 Feb

Posted at 21:52h in Author Interviews, Hematology, Novo Nordisk, Surgical Research
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Stephanie Seremetis, M.D. Corporate Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Biopharmaceuticals at Novo Nordisk MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this announcement? Response: We’re proud and excited to make Rebinyn® (Coagulation Factor IX (Recombinant), GlycoPEGylated) available as a new extended half-life treatment for hemophilia B management. Rebinyn® is an...

14 Feb

Posted at 20:52h in Author Interviews, Lancet, Melanoma, Weight Research
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Jennifer McQuade, M.D., lead author Melanoma Medical Oncology The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: Melanoma is the most deadly of the common skin cancers, and for many years we lacked effective...

10 Feb

Posted at 00:50h in Author Interviews, Autism, Stem Cells, Transplantation
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Michael G. Chez, M.D. Director of Pediatric Neurology Sutter Memorial Hospital Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy and Autism Programs Sutter Neuroscience Group  MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?  Response: The study looked at possible use of autologous cord blood as a source of...

07 Feb

Posted at 17:07h in Aging, Author Interviews, Nature
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Douglas P. Kiel, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Director Musculoskeletal Research Center Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife Associate Member Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT  MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: Why we age? and...

07 Feb

Posted at 13:48h in Author Interviews, Biomarkers, CT Scanning, MRI, Prostate Cancer
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Jeremie Calais MD Ahmanson Translational Imaging Division UCLA Nuclear Medicine Department Los Angeles, CA 90095  MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: The only curative treatment for recurrent prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy is salvage radiotherapy. Unfortunately, current standard imaging...

06 Feb

Posted at 12:29h in Author Interviews, Environmental Risks, Heart Disease, JACC
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Professor Dr. med. Thomas Muenzel Universitätsmedizin Mainz Zentrum für Kardiologie, Kardiologie I MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: The background for this review is that people more and more acknowledge that noise is not just annoying the people as...

05 Feb

Posted at 23:51h in Author Interviews, Cancer Research, Novartis, Pancreatic
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Lynn Matrisian, PhD, MBA Chief science Officer Pancreatic Cancer Action Network MedicalResearch.com: Would you tell us a little about PNETs? How common is this type of pancreatic tumor? How does Lutathera differ from other treatments for this tumor?  Response: Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) make up about 6 percent of all...